September 11, 2023
Ms. Rita Malone, age 73 of Liberty, passed away at Quality Care Rehabilitation in Lebanon Saturday, September 9, 2023. She was a previous nurses aide and a member of Covenant Baptist Church.
Ms. Rita was born on July 11, 1950 in McMinnville, TN to her parents, the late Estelle Laws and Alfred Blair. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Malone; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Clyde and Pauline Malone; and 1 brother, Kenneth Laws.
Visitation with the Malone family will be on Tuesday from Noon until 8pm and on Wednesday from 10am until the time of service at 2pm. Bro. Bobby Thomason will be officiating and burial will be at Hillview Cemetery.
She is survived by 3 children, Susan (Danny) VanDyne of Liberty, Dale Pack (Yvonne Roberts) of Baxter, Charlotte (Crystal) Malone of Sparta; 8 grandchildren, Brian Pack, Bradley Pack, Cody Pack, Kirstyn (Tristen) Vanatta, Hannah VanDyne, Danny VanDyne, Jr., Nathan Pettit, and Zachary Pettit; 1 great-grandchild, Adalynn Grace Pack; 1 brother, Richard Laws of McMinnville; 1 sister, Phyllis Smith of Woodbury; 1 brother-in-law, Carl (Brenda) Malone of Dowelltown; niece, Cynthia (Ceylon) Taylor; special friends, Aunt Joyce, Aunt Irene, Uncle Clint, Katie Love, Joey Smith, and Josh Smith.
In addition to flowers, donations can be made to Love-Cantrell Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.